Here’s some of the quotes from last night’s game at Staples. Interesting note from the team…the Kings haven’t had a losing record in the preseason since 1988. What does that mean? Nothing, but it’s sort of bizarre to note. Here’s the quotes…

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Terry Murray, on his game thoughts…
“I take a lot of good things out of this game. There was a lot of good execution. We had our moments when it wasn’t quite where we’d like it to be, but with it being the first game, I thought it was good. The effort, the intensity, the compete was very good. I was very happy about that. There were a lot of people that were very good. I was very happy about that. There were a lot of people that were involved in the physical side of it and that brings the whole team in whenever you get big hits and a couple of fights in there. I like that part a lot.”

Murray, on his team’s defense…
“I thought there was a very conscious effort on the defensive part of the game and in all the zones. Our neutral zone, when it came down to crunch time, was excellent. I thought our positioning the whole lines were very good. Then right back into our own end, we had some good things happening with coming back into the home plate area. Pucks were on the outside of the dots and that’s something that we’ve talked about as far as being an OK play. Let it happen out there but make sure that the front of the net is protected.”

Oscar Moller, on the game…
“It was pretty exciting. I didn’t really know what to expect when I came out there, but I just started playing my game and it turned out pretty good.”

Moller, on playing in the NHL…
“Well, you’re playing against men now, not playing against boys and kids. So the speed is higher and they’re stronger, so I got to keep my head up and be strong out there.”

Moller, on training camp…
“Yeah, I’m satisfied with it. I guess it’s been going pretty good. We’re working hard and we’re working on the new system here with the new coaching staff and it feels pretty good.”